Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.

The question is whether any civilization can wage relentless war on life without destroying itself, and without losing the right to be called civilized.

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.

Darling -- I suppose the world would consider us absolutely crazy, but it is wonderful to feel that way, isn't it? Sort of a perpetual springtime in our hearts.

Autumn comes to the sea with a fresh blaze of phosphorescence, when every wave crest is aflame. Here and there the whole surface may glow with sheets of cold fire, while below schools of fish pour through the water like molten metal.